Shai Dahan (born 1979) is an American contemporary painter and street artist who works with painting, drawing, illustrations and sculptures.
In July 2012, Dahan received recognition for his solo exhibition at the Borås Art Museum in Sweden.
On October 5, 2019 Dahan completed The World's Largest Dala Horse (Dalahäst) in the Lower East Side of New York City.
Shortly after moving to Manhattan in 2007, Dahan took part in the New York Street Advertising Takeover[9] through Public Ad Campaign.
Dahan also designed the Spirit Award[14] for Stoked Mentoring which honored pro skateboarder Rob Dyrdek.
The trip was documented for a documentary film titled "Art on the Seam"[22] and produced by David Freid and is due to release in late 2012.
Dahan painted a large 5 meter mural of an Arab bedouin[23] on the West Bank Barrier wall in Bethlehem after spending 3 days in palestinian territories.
[25] In December 2012, Dahan was awarded in the city of Borås (Sweden) to create a two-meter United Buddy Bear.
Dahan has also worked with Princess Sofia Hellqvist of Sweden at Project Playground, a charitable organisation focusing on providing classes for underprivladged children in the township of Langa, South Africa.
After traveling to South Africa and spending 10 days at the Project Playground Township, Dahan created an art exhibition in Stockholm Sweden with a new collection of paintings and drawings.
Dahan met Royal Highness Queen Silvia of Sweden at the last day of the Horseshow and presented her with an original painting titled "Hero".
In September 2017, Dahan painted an 18-meter mural of Swedish football player Anders Svensson on the outdoor walls of IF Elfsborg Arena.
In 2019, Dahan painted Sweden's Largest Mural[27] in the city of Borås as part of the European Athletic Championships U20.
The wall, which he painted between April and June was over 90 meters long and became Sweden's largest public art mural.
[28] On October 5, 2019 Dahan completed The World's Largest Dala Horse (Dalahäst) in the Lower East Side of New York City.
Shortly after creating a few illegal Dala Horse wheatpastes around neighborhoods in Sweden, Dahan's paintings began to generate media attention.